The National Health Commission (NHC) has sent a work team to help cope with the coronavirus pandemic in Shulan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Mi Feng, a spokesperson for the NHC, said at a press briefing on Tuesday.

As of May 11, a total of 1,611 imported COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the hospital, with a recovery rate of over 95 percent, said Mi.

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